Drug General Information (ID: DDI2L1VG05)
  Drug Name Olanzapine Drug Info Minoxidil Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Small molecule
  Therapeutic Class Antipsychotic Agents Antihypertensive Agents
  Structure

 Mechanism of Olanzapine-Minoxidil Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate)
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      Drug Name Olanzapine Minoxidil
      Mechanism Hypotensive effects
Dopamine D2 receptor  Agonist
Hypotensive effects
ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel  Inducer
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Dopamine D2 receptor
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Structure Sequence
MDPLNLSWYDDDLERQNWSRPFNGSDGKADRPHYNYYATLLTLLIAVIVFGNVLVCMAVSREKALQTTTNYLIVSLAVADLLVATLVMPWVVYLEVVGEWKFSRIHCDIFVTLDVMMCTASILNLCAISIDRYTAVAMPMLYNTRYSSKRRVTVMISIVWVLSFTISCPLLFGLNNADQNECIIANPAFVVYSSIVSFYVPFIVTLLVYIKIYIVLRRRRKRVNTKRSSRAFRAHLRAPLKGNCTHPEDMKLCTVIMKSNGSFPVNRRRVEAARRAQELEMEMLSSTSPPERTRYSPIPPSHHQLTLPDPSHHGLHSTPDSPAKPEKNGHAKDHPKIAKIFEIQTMPNGKTRTSLKTMSRRKLSQQKEKKATQMLAIVLGVFIICWLPFFITHILNIHCDCNIPPVLYSAFTWLGYVNSAVNPIIYTTFNIEFRKAFLKILHC
Gene Name DRD2
Uniprot ID DRD2_HUMAN
KEGG Pathway hsa:1813
Protein Family G-protein coupled receptor 1 family
Protein Function
Dopamine receptor whose activity is mediated by G proteins which inhibit adenylyl cyclase (PubMed:21645528). Positively regulates postnatal regression of retinal hyaloid vessels via suppression of VEGFR2/KDR activity, downstream of OPN5 (By similarity).
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      Key Mechanism Factor 2
Factor Name Inward rectifier potassium channel Structure Sequence
Protein Family Inward rectifier-type potassium channel (TC 1.A.2.1) family
Protein Function
This receptor is controlled by G proteins. Inward rectifier potassium channels are characterized by a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into the cell rather than out of it. Their voltage dependence is regulated by the concentration of extracellular potassium; as external potassium is raised, the voltage range of the channel opening shifts to more positive voltages. The inward rectification is mainly due to the blockage of outward current by internal magnesium. Can be blocked by extracellular barium (By similarity). Subunit of ATP-sensitive potassium channels (KATP). Can form cardiac and smooth muscle-type KATP channels with ABCC9. KCNJ11 forms the channel pore while ABCC9 is required for activation and regulation.
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      Mechanism Description
  • Additive hypotensive effects by the combination of Olanzapine and Minoxidil 

Recommended Action
      Management Close clinical monitoring for development of hypotension is recommended if phenothiazines or neuroleptic agents are used in patients receiving antihypertensive medications or vasodilators. A lower starting dosage and slower titration of the phenothiazine or neuroleptic may be appropriate, especially in the elderly. Patients should be advised to avoid rising abruptly from a sitting or recumbent position and to notify their physician if they experience dizziness, lightheadedness, syncope, orthostasis, or tachycardia. Patients should also avoid driving or operating hazardous machinery.

References
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4 Product Information. Abilify (aripiprazole). Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ.
5 Product Information. Clozaril (clozapine). Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ.
6 Product Information. Geodon (ziprasidone). Pfizer US Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY.
7 Product Information. Rexulti (brexpiprazole). Otsuka American Pharmaceuticals Inc, Rockville, MD.
8 Product Information. Risperdal (risperidone). Janssen Pharmaceutica, Titusville, NJ.
9 Product Information. Seroquel (quetiapine). Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, DE.
10 Product Information. Zyprexa (olanzapine). Lilly, Eli and Company, Indianapolis, IN.
11 White WB "Hypotension with postural syncope secondary to the combination of chlorpromazine and captopril." Arch Intern Med 146 (1986): 1833-4. [PMID: 3530167]